For those of you able to spend four concentrated days this February on your writing, consider coming to UCLA Extension’s Writers Studio. Five screenwriting courses are being offered, (including three taught by my friends, Billy Mernit, Peter Dunn and Steve Mazur.) and five creative writing courses. (Amy Friedman is teaching a first level personal essay course, Noel Alumit memorable characters and dialog, Mark Haskell Smith writing the first novel, Jerrilyn Farmer the mystery novel and I’m teaching an intermediate memoir and personal essay course.) This is a great way to jump-start yourself into a serious writing project. It’s also terrific fun. (February 7-10, 2008, Los Angeles)
Please go to UCLA Extension for more details. www.uclaextension.edu/writers
Hi Barbara. I have already signed up for your class. I feel like a car that will be going into the garage for a good tuneup so that I am in peak performance, especially since I leave for Japan in April to work on a new book. Looking forward to every minute. Have a great Thanksgiving. Warm regards, Loren Stephens
Posted by: lorenstephens | November 18, 2007 at 02:54 PM
Loren - Great analogy. I look forward to seeing you in class!
Posted by: Barbara | November 18, 2007 at 07:08 PM
Barbara,
Are you teaching an ongoing weekly class this term? I think I'm getting ready to dive in.
Julie
Posted by: Julie Pelc | November 21, 2007 at 03:35 PM
Julie - Just the Studio and a one day Writing Your Own History course on February 2. In the spring I'm teaching 6 weeks of advanced non-fiction.
Posted by: Barbara | November 21, 2007 at 04:13 PM
I guess I'll have to wait until Spring (sigh).
Posted by: Julie Pelc | November 21, 2007 at 06:32 PM
"In the spring I'm teaching 6 weeks of advanced non-fiction." - How much would this cost?
Posted by: LynAnn Stevens | January 27, 2008 at 09:05 PM